Common use of Openness and Transparency Clause in Contracts

Openness and Transparency. 33.1 The Parties agree that openness and transparency are essential to collegiality and academic freedom. In addition, openness fosters accountability and responsibility, and safeguards fairness and due process by providing the parties with a reasonable opportunity to know and respond fully to the evidence before a decision maker. 33.2 Pursuant to achieving the goals of Article 33.1 above, the Parties agree that the decision- making structure and the financial operations of the University shall be open. 33.3 For the purposes of interpreting this clause, the standard of openness, as it pertains to the decision-making structure of the University, is satisfied through the normal advance notice of the meetings of the Board of Governors, Senate, Central Appointments Committee, and Management Advisory Council and access to the agenda and minutes of the open portion of scheduled meetings of the same.

Openness and Transparency. 33.1 The Parties agree that openness and transparency are essential to collegiality and academic freedom. In addition, openness fosters accountability and responsibility, and safeguards fairness and due process by providing the parties with a reasonable opportunity to know and respond fully to the evidence before a decision maker. 33.2 Pursuant to achieving the goals of Article 33.1 above, the Parties agree that the decision- decision-making structure and the financial operations of the University shall be open. 33.3 For the purposes of interpreting this clause, the standard of openness, as it pertains to the decision-making structure of the University, is satisfied through the normal advance notice of the meetings of the Board of Governors, Senate, Central Appointments Committee, and Management Advisory Council and access to the agenda and minutes of the open portion of scheduled meetings of the same.